“In every adult there dwells the child that was,” observes author John Connolly. “And in every child there lies the adult that will be.”
It’s an apt turn of phrase, for childhood is as much a state of mind as a state of being—as we’ll hear in this hour, with music for and about children, by Mozart, Fauré, Ravel, Debussy, Elgar, Bartok and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
Prokofiev: Music for Children [for “Summer Day”] |
New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp |
Helios CDH55177 |
034571151779 |
Elgar: Wand of Youth Suites |
Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson |
Chandos CHAN 10422 X |
096116142226 |
Debussy: Piano Works [for Children’s Corner] |
Pascal Rogé |
Decca 443-021-2 |
028944302127 |
Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman" |
Aldo Ciccolini |
EMI (Amazon Download) |
ASIN: B003TSTBNC |
Fauré: Complete Piano Music [for Dolly Suite] |
Jean-Philippe Collard and Bruno Riguotto |
Brilliant Classics BLC 93007 |
842977030075 |
Ravel Orchestral Music |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink |
Newton Classics NC8802068 |
8718247710683 |
Bizet: Symphony in C, etc. |
Orchestra of Paris, Paavo Jarvi |
Virgin Classics 5099962861304 |
5099962861304 |
Grainger - Works For Wind Orchestra 2 [for Children’s March] |
Royal College of Music Wind Orchestra, Timothy Reynish |
Chandos CHAN 9630 |
0094629301198 |
Bartok: For Children |
Dezso Ranki |
Teldec 0630-13404-2 |
706301340424 |
Tchaikovsky: Complete Suites for Orchestra |
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati |
Philips 454 253-2 |
028945425320 |